These are easy to make and make great gifts. Most people really like them. You will need: Fringe Beads – about 40 or 50 per charm in the varying colors of grapes (purple, blue, green, gold, red, etc.). Leaf Beads – 2 per charm approximately 10 mm (you can also use leaf pendant style beads […]
Barefoot sandles are a favorite summertime project. These are crocheted with beads added. These are reprinted from Beadwrangler with permission – check out their full instructions to make your own!
I created this piece a few months ago, but it was only half-finished. I knew I wanted to make an anklet from the daisy chainmail weave. It’s just so beautiful that I knew it would look great on an ankle. After using my 16 gauge sterling silver, I got the basic length of the anklet, […]
This beautiful piece of jewellery was designed for your handbag or your cell phone. It is made with large dagger beads and small swarovski crystal beads.
This cell phone charm is made with Swarovski crystals and finished with a metal charm that says “Call Me”. It’s quite simple to construct. All you need is the cord loop attachment, an eye pin, some beads and a charm.
These anklet pieces are worn around your ankle over your boot. The dangles are made with headpins covered with liquid silver with a 4mm Swarovski Crystal at the end.
I was thinking of a book from my childhood. It was about this little African boy and his adventures. All the girls in the pictures wore anklets made with beads and large teeth! The long green glass beads reminded me of those teeth and the bright green color evokes a bit of a jungle feel. […]
For this one I used blue 1mm waxed cord, an evil eye, blue millefiori beads and yellow plastic beads. You can adjust the size by sliding the knots in the back. These anklets are really easy to make, it’s basically just throwing beads on a string and knotting.
These cellphone charms are a fun and hip way of showing your support for breast cancer victims. They are constructed with lampwork ribbon beads, Swarovksi crystals, and silver plated findings. These charms were inspired by our mother/grandmother who died from complications resulting from breast cancer treatments in April of 2007. Her loss affected so many […]
This black Goodies hair tie was very plain and needed a little more style. I wrapped a portion of the hair tie with beautiful pastel blue glass beads, white Japanese seeded beads, and to add a little colour I put antique coloured plated metal bead caps around the glass beads. It turned out more vintage […]
I love creating car jewels. Just hang them on your rear-view mirror and it is a constant reminder of good things in life. I named this piece “Faithfulness” because it reminds me of God’s faithfulness in my life. It is created using a fancy earring frame. I used seed beads of various amber hues with […]
This key chain charm was one of the very first pieces that I made. I had seen friends with all sorts of purse charms: some small, others a bit bigger. I started playing to see what I could come up with. I did about 5 different designs and this is the one I liked the […]
The frame was made by hand using cold connections. I used 26 gauge sterling wire to secure the hundreds of 2mm – 4mm freshwater pearls and silver beads to the frame adding a 5mm apatite in a herringbone wrap for the eye and finally a coiled mane. A little LOS and a lot of hand […]
I created this piece for Valentine’s Day. It consist of a hand-made glass pendant with blue and white swirls. I paired it with a blue hexagonal crystal bead and clear bicone crystal beads.
This beaded fish bookmark is one of the fish bookmark that I have made for my “Fish Fry Club” series. I wanted bright cheery colors to make the beaded bookmark pop and so for this beaded fish, I used shining glittering metallic coated Miyuki seed beads. I attached a Czech pressed glass leaf for the […]
The wings are kept in resin. I glued them onto Stiff Stuff and surrounded them with very small Miyuki Delica beads and rocaille seed beads . The back is finished with dark green Ultrasuede and a brass brooch pin.
I started off with some Lacey’s Stiff Stuff as the bead embroidery foundation. I dyed it to a suitable shade of black. I had a beautiful African turquoise cabochon which I had stashed away, waiting for the right moment of creativity to spark. I sewed different semi precious stones around the cabochon, choosing muted tones that would […]
This is a necklace and hair piece I designed for my sons wedding. It has become the piece that has made me “stand out” in the crowd. It was created using Swarovski crystal, pearls, and natural stones such as chrysanthemum and red agate. The day of the wedding I went to a high end salon […]
